As of March 31, 2022, Suncoast Housing Connections will ONLY be providing Financial Education, Pre-Purchase Counseling and Homebuyer Education Classes for residents of Pasco County as well as the residents of the City of Clearwater, Largo and St. Petersburg. If you are a resident of Pinellas County please contact the Pinellas County Community Development Dept. for guidance on who to contact for these services at 727-464-8210 or http://www.pinellascounty.org/forms/dev_comm.htm
TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP TOWARDS HOMEOWNERSHIP
If you are a current resident of the City of Clearwater, City of Largo, City of St. Petersburg, Pasco County, or Manatee County and are thinking about or nearly ready to buy your first home, this 8-hour First Time Homebuyer workshop is for you. We will cover the basics of buying your first home and homeownership, including financial management, budgeting, understanding credit, navigating the mortgage process, selecting and inspecting a home, new homeowner responsibilities and more. During the course, you will be able to access members of our homebuying team, including lenders, realtors, inspectors, insurance agents. You will also be given information regarding available down payment assistance programs. There is a minimal fee for these classes of $10 per person.
*If Spanish is your primary language, it could be beneficial for you to attend our Spanish webinar*
*PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU REGISTER*
**Each person who will be on the mortgage MUST register and pay separately for this webinar**
The required fee for this webinar is Non-refundable and Non-transferable to another webinar.
THE CERTIFICATE RECEIVED AT THE WORKSHOP IS NOT AN APPROVAL FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE OR FINANCING. YOU MUST APPLY AND MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
THE CERTIFICATES ARE VALID IN MOST COUNTIES FOR TWELVE MONTHS.
*The Pasco certificate is only valid for purchase in Pasco County and the cities of Largo,Clearwater, and St.Petersburg
*If you have not purchased a home within that timeframe, you will need to attend another workshop. *
For the registration fee, you will have to check out with PayPal, BUT you do not need an account with them you may check out as guest and use debit or credit.
Registration Opens 28 days before event.
Our Home Buyer Webinar is in an online format using the Zoom software. We will be offering the 8-hour Home Buyer Workshop in two, 4-hour parts. You MUST complete both days to receive a certificate.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Residents of Pasco County & The City of Clearwater,Largo,or St.Petersburg Spanish Live Home Buyer Education Class July 19th & 21st 6pm-10pm
PLEASE NOTE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN 28 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT START DATE IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THESE CLASSES PLEASE CHECK BACK CLOSER TO THE CLASS DATE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT
If for any reason the dates and times of our classes do not work with your schedule there is another option. eHome America offers an eight hour course that allows you to do it at your own pace. The cost for the eHome course is $99. If you want to learn more about that option and to register for an eHome course click here.
